FROM BEHIND : Game Over
Lion Music 2006
What happens when two of
rocks true legends team up
to make an album. Magic,
pure rock and roll magic.
That
is what you with the new
rock outfit called, From<
Behind. From Behind features
one of the finest voices
ever in rock, Nicky Moore
(Samson/Mammoth) and
guitarist Manny Charlton
(Nazareth). The band's debut
release, 'Game Over'
features ten swamp drenched
blues
based rockers more potent
than rattlesnakes venom!
There should be a label on
the album warning you just
how dangerously good this
outfit truly is. "Queen
Bitch" kicks off the album
and by the time the last of
the next song, "Cat Walk" is
done, you realize just
how powerful this band
really is. There is not one
wasted note on this entire
CD. It's one of the rarest
and hardest things to find
in music - a complete album
without a filler song,
without one moment that
makes
you wince, without a single
flaw. I could sit here and
talk about the songs one by
one but really, it'd be a
waste of time because
they're all excellent. Nicky
Moore's vocals sounds better
than ever! There is just
something about that voice,
can't put my fingers on
it, but there is something
that moves me. The
chemistry between Nicky and
Manny are like white on
rice. Recorded at 9 Volt
studios in Malmö, Sweden,
and
mixed by Charlton and
guitarist Mikael Fässberg
(PAUL
DI'ANNO, BURNING ENGINES) at
Mad Mento studios in
Dallas, Texas. If you claim
to like rock music, add
'Game Over' to your
collection. This debut
displays a
high level of communication,
chemistry and
musicianship. Strong from
beginning to end. When the
world gets a taste of what
Nicky Moore and Manny
Charlton have created....,
like the title says...GAME
OVER!!!! This one is
destined to be a rock
classic! -
The Atomic Chaser
Tony Sison,
aka The Atomic Chaser
President, Dedicated Rocker
Productions
Home Of The Atomic Chaser's
Rockers & Rollers Webzine
http://atomicchaser.journalspace.com/
ALL ACCESS MAGAZINE,
Contributing Writer
http://www.allaccessmagazine.com
01. Queen Bitch
02. Catwalk
03. What You’re
Doing
04. Picture
05. Family
06. Boneman
07. Crutch
08. Gone
09. Play Dirty
10. Size Doesn’t
Matter
11. Gone (reprise)
Former Nazareth
guitarist Manny
Charkton and Samson
heavy weight Nickie
Moore joined forces
on this new album.
The CD has a very
70’s feeling to it;
mostly hardrock
songs with a lot of
references to famous
acts like Deep
Purple, Sabbath,
Nazareth , but also
some more Southern
rock stuff in the
veins of Lynyrd
Skynyrd. Vocals of
Nickie Moore are
still exeptionally
good, he has a very
wide range and can
take slow stuff as
well as the harder
work. Opener
Queen Bitch
is the hardest and
certainly the best
song of the album.
Family
has a very
Sabbath-like riff
and vocals. Some
songs on the other
hand have that very
clear old Samson
feeling . As you can
understand it’s a CD
with alot of
variation. While
there are some real
good songs, there
also are some that
have rather poor
songwriting quality.
Rated at 78/100 I do
recommend it for
oldschool hardrock
fans who probably
would give it a
slightly better
score.
FROM BEHIND
Game Over
Lion Music LMC176
This new band’s debut has
some impressive pedigree.
Vocalist Nicky Moore has
played with Samson, Mammoth
and Uli Jon Roth, and has an
amazing voice, even on this,
the most metallic project
he’s been involved with.
Guitarist Manny Charlton was
a founder member of Nazareth
and has influenced Axl Rose,
Dimbag Darrell and a host of
others.
The guitars are hard and
gravely, while Moore’s
vocals are solid, bluesy,
soulful, and spot on heavy
metal. An unlikely yet
brilliant combination.
“Catwalk” is catchy, sleazy,
the twin guitar working well,
the rest of the band backing
up beautifully.
Despite Moore’s bluesy
background, he can growl and
scream like a beast and
matches Charlton’s guitar
perfectly.
The rhythm on “What You’re
Doing” drives well, and the
acoustic “Picture” fits in
well too. Charlton’s
industrial guitar makes the
metal songs as heavy as a
Mammoth without overdoing or
overplaying anything.
Perfect.
And excellent and original
new metal album. Shame about
the band name!
5/5
Joe Geesin GET
READY TO ROCK
From Behind:
Game Over
Wow
this one plunks us right back
into the late 60’s very early
70’s when a whole new breed of
slightly dirty, beer soaked
British bar bands fuelled by the
success of bands like the Jeff
Beck Group, Free and The Small
Faces launched their own bids
for stardom. The next wave
included bands like Humble Pie
and Nazareth. These bands had
much in common, gritty vocals,
up front guitar boogie and
lyrics and swagger you hoped
your mom would never catch on
to. Manny Charlton (x Nazareth)
and Nicky Moore(x Samson/Mammoth)
provide the pedigree and chops
to recreate an era.
Both took time out from their
current musical lives to
participate in this fire cracker
project. Manny has resided for
many years in the Dallas area
and has been heavily involved in
production, including several
solo projects, since his Naz
days ended. Nicky has never
stopped working in music and is
currently touring his own blues
band. Aided and abetted by some
classic rocking Swedes including
Andreas Grufstedt and Mikael
Fassberg (who recently worked
backing Paul Dianno’s latest
tour) Manny’s guitar and
production and Nicky’s gut
wrenching vocals percolate
through this awesome brew. The
boys are in fact a band though,
with plans to tour the summer
festival season. A triple guitar
bill not to be missed!
Manny’s production has recreated
the sound of an era, bar boogie
stompers like “Queen Bitch”
“Catwalk” and “Play Dirty”….
Early era heavy rock rousers
like “Family” white boy bluesy
numbers like “Boneman” and a
couple of rock ballads “Picture”
and “Gone”. The whole damn thing
harkens back to an era when
music was fun… I, for one, miss
a lot about those days. And if
you do as well, this album will
sate that particular musical
appetite for sure. A great first
band effort indeed, hope there
is more to come!
NICKY MOORE - Lead Vocals MANNY
CHARLTON - Lead Guitars MIKAEL
FÄSSBERG - Lead Guitars FREDRIK
BORG - Lead Guitars CARL-MICHAEL
HILDESJÖ – Drums ANDREAS
GRUFSTEDT – Bass
Track Listing
1. Queen Bitch
2. Catwalk
3. What You're Doing
4. Picture
5. Family
6. Boneman
7. Crutch
8. Gone
9. Play Dirty
10. Size Doesn't Matter
11. Hidden Bonus Track
Added: April 28th 2006
Reviewer:
Mike Blackburn
www.seaoftranquility.org
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